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Until the recent bonfire disaster, the existence of "Aggie pride" was relatively unknown outside of Texas. The 12 deaths and numerous injuries have brought national attention to the deep-rooted traditions of Texas A&M and have caused even the heartiest traditionalists to question the continuance of the 90-year-old bonfire ritual...
Though it may be impossible for outsiders to understand, the amazing solidarity of the A&M student body explains why mauled Aggies being carried away on stretchers from the collapsed bonfire repeatedly told reporters that they wanted the school to continue the tradition. To non-Aggies, the notion of using 7,000 trees and 125,000 man-hours to build a 55-foot bonfire for a football game is ludicrous, if not downright insane. But to Aggies, the bonfire represents the whole reason why they are at Texas A&M. Tradition is the very essence of Aggiedom...
Though it would go against decades of tradition, perhaps it is time for Texas A&M to reevaluate the bonfire. Though the Aggies argue that tampering with the age-old ritual will irreparably dampen school spirit, Texas A&M has weathered the banishment of past traditions without losing its school pride. In the '60s, university president Earl Rudder let in women and integrated minorities on campus for the first time. He also eliminated the requirement that the entire student body be in the Corps of Cadets. Even these groundbreaking changes, which altered the entire aim of the university, were...
...days when Texas A&M was a purely agricultural and mechanical school, University of Texas students liked to think of their counterparts in College Station as just a bunch of veterinarians and farmers. Add to that the fact that for years all Aggies were required to shave their heads, wear military uniforms and polish their boots several times a day, and it's no wonder the Aggies have taken endless ribbing for as long as any Texan can remember...
...m thinking that by then end of [today] we'll have more like 30 to 35," Ebbel said...